BY ARGHYA SENGUPTA 15/03/17 Questions of legality and propriety loom over the Supreme Court’s investigation of Kalikho Pul’s letter by judges implicated in it. At the Roman Festival of Bona Dea, a woman-only ceremony in ancient Rome, a politician Clodius managed to enter, disguised as a woman. His
Judges whose rulings have gone against the BJP and its leaders are discovering that their prospects for advancement have been blocked. Should the proceedings of the Supreme Court collegium – which clears appointments to the higher judiciary – go unchecked? In larger public interest, I feel
*"Bhrashtachar se Azadi" march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar* Thursday 9th March 2017 Thousands of people led by Civil society activists and various anti corruption crusaders took out a march against corruption from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. The "Bhrashtachaar se Azadi" march culminated at Jantar
Read the Supreme Court Judgement Statement on the Sahara-Birla case decision of Supreme Court The Supreme Court today dismissed the application filed by Common Cause seeking an independent court-monitored investigation into the Birla/Sahara payoff documents recovered by the Income Tax Department. The background was as follows: In October 2013
Vijay Simha (vijsimha@gmail.com) was executive editor of Tehelka.com and Financial World. He is now an independent journalist based out of New Delhi. The manner of dismissal of the interim appeals filed by Common Cause in the Birla–Sahara Papers case triggers a host of questions, legal and